MOBILE PORTAL FOR RFID APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A mobile RFID portal comprising:
- an RFID reader mountable to a mobile asset/vehicle;
two or more sensors for detecting operational data related to the mobile asset/vehicle; and
a communicator associated with the RFID reader and coupled to the two or more sensors for automatically actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items when the two or more sensors indicate that the operational data related to the mobile asset/vehicle meets a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A mobile portal for RFID applications includes an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items in the environment. A communicator is coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and then communicate the received read identifications over the wireless interface, through one of the gateways, to the central data processing system. Each mobile portal may be actuated for RFID read operations in response to information sensed concerning operation of the mobile asset/vehicle. Additionally, the central data processing system may issue instructions concerning mobile asset/vehicle operation, with those instructions communicated over the wireless interface to the mobile portal. Responsive to implementation of those instructions, the mobile portal actuates the RFID reader and compares the read identifications to identifications of certain RFID tagged items to be manipulated which were identified in the received instruction.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile RFID portal comprising:
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an RFID reader mountable to a mobile asset/vehicle; two or more sensors for detecting operational data related to the mobile asset/vehicle; and a communicator associated with the RFID reader and coupled to the two or more sensors for automatically actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items when the two or more sensors indicate that the operational data related to the mobile asset/vehicle meets a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of detecting items identified with RFID tags being moved by a mobile asset/vehicle, the method comprising:
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actuating an RFID reader coupled to a mobile asset/vehicle carrying one or more RFID tagged items to read identifications of RFID tagged items proximately located to the mobile asset/vehicle in a first location and storing a first set of read RFID tagged items; actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of RFID tagged items proximately located to the mobile asset/vehicle in a second location and storing a second set of read RFID tagged items; comparing the first set of read RFID tagged items to the second set of RFID tagged items to identify RFID tagged items listed in both the first set and the second set; identifying the RFID tagged items listed in both the first set and the second set as being transported by the mobile asset/vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile RFID portal, comprising:
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an RFID reader mountable to a mobile asset/vehicle; a motion sensor coupled to the mobile asset/vehicle for detecting operational data related to the movement of the mobile asset/vehicle; a communicator, mountable to the mobile asset/vehicle and coupled to the RFID reader, the communicator for automatically actuating the RFID reader to read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items when the motion sensor indicate that the operational data related to the mobile asset/vehicle has changed; and an interface for connecting to the motion sensor, the RFID reader, and the communicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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